Summary

  • Full-time: England 56-13 Italy

  • Full-time: Ireland 24-14 Japan

  • Full-time: Wales 0-15 Canada

  • Match day two in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup

  1. Kick-offpublished at 1 min

    England 0-0 Italy

    Amber Reed, England's fly-half on her 40th cap, kicks us off.

  2. Postpublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 13 August 2017

    England v Italy (14:30 BST)

    They've belted out the anthems at The Billings Ground. The Italian one is a corker, but it does go on a while.

    It's almost time for kick-off between England and Italy in Dublin.

    England and Italy National AnthemsImage source, Getty Images
  3. Where's Wally?published at 14:24 British Summer Time 13 August 2017

    England v Italy (14:30 BST)

    The lasses from Birkenhead Park RFC, Merseyside have descended on Dublin and seem to have the right idea when it comes to Sunday fun: stripes and pints.

    England fans
  4. What do we know about Italy?published at 14:22 British Summer Time 13 August 2017

    England v Italy (14:30 BST)

    The Azzurre missed out on qualification in 2006, 2010 and 2014, but made the cut on merit for the first time for this year's competition.

    They started their campaign in Dublin with a 24-12 defeat by three-time finalists USA.

    England beat the Italians, who are ranked ninth in the world, 29-15 in the 2017 Six Nations on their way to the Grand Slam, and have won all 15 of the fixtures between the two nations.

    USAImage source, Getty Images
  5. Team newspublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 13 August 2017

    England v Italy (14:30 BST)

    England head coach Simon Middleton has made 10 changes from the new-look side that beat Spain on Wednesday.

    Tamara Taylor, Marlie Packer and Natasha Hunt - who were part of the 2014 winning team - all return.

    Emily Scarratt captains England from outside centre with regular captain Sarah Hunter starting from the bench.

    Full team news can be found here.

    Emily ScarrattImage source, Getty Images
  6. England's 10-try startpublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 13 August 2017

    England v Italy (14:30 BST)

    Defending champions England got off to a near-perfect start in the World Cup on Wednesday - and once again Kay Wilson was the star of the show.

    The winger, who scored a record seven tries against Scotland in the Six Nations, crossed four times as England earned a 56-5 win over world number eight Spain.

    But the Red Roses are keeping everything in check.

    "We're happy to get a win under our belts," said captain Sarah Hunter, who starts on the bench against Italy.

    "It's job one done. There's plenty for us to improve for our next game."

    Kay WilsonImage source, Getty Images
  7. In the early kick-off...published at 14:10 British Summer Time 13 August 2017

    New Zealand 121-0 Hong Kong

    There was another big win for New Zealand and another big defeat for Hong Kong.

    The Black Ferns won 121-0 against the tournament debutants, as Portia Woodman ran in eight tries.

    Hong Kong suffered a 98-0 defeat against Canada in their opener.

    New Zealand, the four-time winners, and Canada, the 2014 finalists, are firm favourites to make it out of Pool A and into the knockouts.

    New ZealandImage source, Getty Images
  8. How to followpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 13 August 2017

    Women's Rugby World Cup

    BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Right here, we'll be bringing you live updates from England v Italy, followed by Wales v Canada and Ireland v Japan.

    You can also listen to coverage on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra from 14:20 BST.

    Sara Orchard is joined by former England wing Kat Merchant in the commentary box.

    BBC team
  9. Sunday's fixturespublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 13 August 2017

    Women's Rugby World Cup

    England v Italy (Pool B) - 14:30 BST

    USA v Spain (Pool B) - 14:45 BST

    Canada v Wales (Pool A) - 17:00 BST

    Ireland v Japan (Pool C) - 17:15 BST

    France v Australia (Pool C) - 19:45 BST

  10. Postpublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 13 August 2017

    England v Italy (14:30 BST)

    The Red Roses were roaring after their 10-try demolition of Spain on day one.

    Can they make it two from two on day two of the Women's Rugby World Cup?

    England womenImage source, Getty Images